Monday, February 10, 2014

5 Months

Dear Family,

Everything is going well here in El
Bosque. We have been staying busy and this week flew by. As it is i cant
believe that i have 5 months in the mission. The other day somebody ( i
think my companion but I'm not sure) asked me how much time i have on
the mission. I had to stop and think and came up with 5 months. Its
insane how fast the time flies by. The temperatures just keep rising and
the sun just beats you down everyday but we keep pushing.

This week we have helped a sister named Hermana
Vilchez do some construction on her house because she is older and cant
do it herself. We have poured concrete, raised walls, and cleared land.
Its really fun and great to help people. I keep learning more and more
everyday about the people here and how to love them more and more. Its
true that when you are in the service of your fellow beings you are only
in the service of your God. When you serve you come to love the people
just like your own family. Its a great experience and i recommend it for
everyone.

Also this week i had a cool experience with hermano
J. He is a reactivation that me and my companion have here in El Bosque.
We were talking about ways that we can get more people to be active in
the church because he is the Secretary to the Bishop in our ward now and
wants to help bring more young people in to the ward. And since I'm one
of the young mens counselors we were talking about activities. Well
during the discussion he told me "Did you know that the reason that i
became active in the church again was because of you?" I was surprised
and asked him why. He then told me "It was the scripture that you shared
with me the first time that you came to visit me. It was just what i
needed at the time. Thank you." It was a really great experience. The
scripture that i shared with him was 1 Nephi 7:17. Its about how Nephi
prays for strength to break his bonds. It was a testimony that the Holy
Ghost can help you know what people need when you don't even know
yourself.

Then today we went to Santa Lucia. Its a tourist
place that has a huge Flea Market and a castle thing. It was really cool
and i will be sending some pictures.

Other
then that not much else happened this week. Just a few things that i
would like. A recipe for Cinnamon Rolls and a wedding invitation for
Samantha because i am now away from the house and need my own :)

Thanks for everything and love you all,

Elder Ashworth

Me and 3 Chileans, one is my companion. The outside pictures are of Santa Lucia, we went there today.